US 12,226,678 B2
Golf club head
Todd P. Beach, Encinitas, CA (US); Peter L. Larsen, San Marcos, CA (US); and Joseph Henry Hoffman, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Assigned to Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on May 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/202,025.
Application 18/202,025 is a continuation of application No. 17/586,960, filed on Jan. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,724,163.
Application 17/586,960 is a continuation of application No. 17/107,474, filed on Nov. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,278,773, issued on Mar. 22, 2022.
Application 17/107,474 is a continuation of application No. 16/752,397, filed on Jan. 24, 2020, granted, now 10,874,918, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/752,397 is a continuation of application No. 16/241,826, filed on Jan. 7, 2019, granted, now 10,576,338, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
Application 16/241,826 is a continuation of application No. 15/827,848, filed on Nov. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,220,270, issued on Mar. 5, 2019.
Application 15/827,848 is a continuation of application No. 15/240,769, filed on Aug. 18, 2016, granted, now 9,849,353, issued on Dec. 26, 2017.
Application 15/240,769 is a continuation of application No. 14/177,094, filed on Feb. 10, 2014, granted, now 9,452,324, issued on Sep. 27, 2016.
Application 14/177,094 is a continuation of application No. 12/775,359, filed on May 6, 2010, granted, now 8,647,216, issued on Feb. 11, 2014.
Application 12/775,359 is a continuation of application No. 11/863,198, filed on Sep. 27, 2007, granted, now 7,731,603, issued on Jun. 8, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0381602 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63B 53/06 (2015.01); A63B 53/04 (2015.01); A63B 60/02 (2015.01)
CPC A63B 53/0466 (2013.01) [A63B 60/02 (2015.10); A63B 53/0408 (2020.08); A63B 53/0412 (2020.08); A63B 53/0433 (2020.08); A63B 53/045 (2020.08); A63B 53/0454 (2020.08); A63B 53/0458 (2020.08); A63B 2225/01 (2013.01)] 61 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A golf club head, comprising:
a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head;
a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head;
a skirt positioned around a periphery between the sole and crown;
a forward portion and a rearward portion; and
a face positioned at the forward portion and including a striking surface, the striking surface having a golf club head origin positioned at a geometric center of the striking surface, the golf club head origin including:
an origin x-axis tangential to the face and generally parallel to a ground plane when the golf club head is ideally positioned,
an origin y-axis generally perpendicular to the origin x-axis and generally parallel to the ground plane when the golf club head is ideally positioned, and
an origin z-axis perpendicular to both the origin x-axis and origin y-axis; and
at least one mass element having a mass of at least 5 g and secured to or integrally formed in the golf club head, the at least one mass element located:
rearward of a golf club head center of gravity, and
at least 90 mm from the golf club head origin;
wherein:
the rearward portion is configured to at least partially receive and retain a weight below the crown;
the origin x-axis extends in a positive direction from the golf club head origin toward a heel portion of the golf club head, the origin y-axis extends in a positive direction from the golf club head origin towards the rearward portion of the golf club head, and the origin z-axis extends in a positive direction from the golf club head origin towards the crown of the golf club head;
a maximum club head depth of the golf club head is between 115 mm and 130 mm, a maximum club head height is between 55 mm and 75 mm, a maximum club head width is between 110 mm and 130 mm, and a volume of the golf club head is between 420 cm3 and 480 cm3;
the golf club head has a club head mass between 190 grams and 210 grams;
a ratio of a moment of inertia about a golf club head center of gravity x-axis generally parallel to the origin x-axis to a moment of inertia about a golf club head center of gravity z-axis generally parallel to the origin z-axis is from 0.67 to 0.90;
the moment of inertia about the golf club head center of gravity x-axis is less than the moment of inertia about the golf club head center of gravity z-axis;
the moment of inertia about the golf club head center of gravity z-axis is 495-702 kg·mm2;
the golf club head center of gravity has a z-axis coordinate between −8 mm and 0 mm; and
the golf club head center of gravity has a y-axis coordinate no less than 33 mm as measured relative to the golf club head origin.